The council meeting
was called to order by Mayor Rozier with Councilman Otto giving the invocation.
Councilmembers
Griffin, Grizzard, Kerby, Key, Myrick, Otto, Attorney Raymond Dickey, City Administrator
Charles Akridge and Asst. City Clerk Diane Proudfoot were present.

Councilwoman Griffin
made a motion to approve the draft copy of the minutes of the March 6, 2014 council
meeting.Councilman Otto seconded the
motion and it passed with six affirmative votes.Councilman Myrick made a motion to approve
the agenda of the March 20, 2014 agenda with the clarification that item #9 is
for a bucket attachment not a loader.Councilwoman Griffin seconded the motion and it passed with six
affirmative votes.

Administrative
& Committee reports:

Councilman
Grizzard reported:

1)Plans
are under way to re-establish the Patriotic Celebration with a tentative date for
June 28, 2014 at Taylor Park which will also include the celebration of the 40th
anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Bloomingdale.

2)The
senior luncheon will be held on a quarterly basis with the date being the
second Tuesday for the months of February, May and November and the August
luncheon will be held on August 21 to run consecutively with the National
Senior Day.

Recreation
Director Foley reported on the following:

1)Spring
registrations have increased by approximately 40% from last year.

2)Revenues
are up due to the concession stand being open during practice and tournaments

3)A
pre-season tournament is tentatively scheduled for March 28-29

4)The
baseball RAMA will be held on April 5

5)Baseball/Softball
season will open on April 7

6)Soccer
season will open on April 8

Councilwoman
Griffin pointed out that soccer is a low cost sport that offers
a lot of diversity and hopes it will be successful.

OLD
BUSINESS:Consider closing of Main
Street.Councilman
Grizzard made a motion to close Main Street from West Haven to Wild Cat Dam
Road.Councilwoman Griffin seconded the
motion and it passed with six affirmative votes.Mayor Rozier instructed the public works
department to move forward with the necessary steps to secure this area and requested
the police department patrol this area and take action to insure the safety of
our pedestrians and the protection of the City’s investment.

NEW
BUSINESS:

1.Consider a site plan submitted by
Michael Wedincamp for the development of a 9.73 acre tract at 300 W. Hwy 80 for
an Auction Facility to consist of a 60’ x 175’ commercial metal building and a
30’ x 40’ metal accessory building.Mr.
Wedincamp informed council he currently operates an auction business in Pooler
and is wishing to locate it in Bloomingdale.City Administrator Akridge stated that planning commission recommended
approval of the site plan with the stipulation that trees be placed along Hwy
80 every 40 feet and a brick façade be on the portion of the building that
faces Hwy 80.Councilman Kerby questioned
the number of businesses planned for the structure and Mr. Wedincamp stated it
is an Auction business with a retail section.Councilman Myrick asks if Planning Commission Chairman Shearouse had any
input and he stated it met their recommendations.Councilman Myrick made a motion to approve
the site plan with the items addressed.Councilwoman Griffin seconded the motion and it passed with six
affirmative votes.Mayor Rozier
commended Mr. Wedincamp for his business endeavor and welcomed him to
Bloomingdale.

2.Consider Promotion in the Police
Department.Councilman
Kerby made a motion to promote Officer Wayne Daniels to Lieutenant.Councilman Otto seconded the motion and it
passed with six affirmative votes.Note:Chief Pike recognized Lieutenant Daniels’ children
who were given the honor of pinning the appropriate badges on their father.

3.Consider filling a Part-Time Patrolman
position in the Police Department.Councilman
Kerby made a motion to allow the Police Department to fill the vacant part-time
position in the department.Councilman
Otto seconded the motion and it passed with six affirmative votes.

4.Consider purchase of a Chipper for the
Public Works Department.Councilman
Otto made a motion to approve the purchase of a bandit chipper at a total cost
of $23,888.55 (after trade-in) with funds being expended from SPLOST/CIP.Councilman Grizzard seconded the motion and
it passed with six affirmative votes.

5.Consider reappointment of Judge Tom
Edenfield as Recorders Court Judge.Councilman
Myrick made a motion for the reappointment of Judge Tom Edenfield as Recorders
Court Judge.Councilwoman Griffin
seconded the motion and it passed with six affirmative votes.

6.Consider reappointment of Brandon
Galloway as Recorders Court Judge Pro-Tem.After discussion, Councilman Otto made a motion to
appoint Ray Smith as the Recorders Court Judge Pro-Tem.Councilwoman Key seconded the motion and it
passed with six affirmative votes.

7.Consider reappointment of Jay Duncan
as Public Defender.Councilman
Myrick made a motion for the reappointment of Jay Duncan as Public
Defender.Councilman Grizzard seconded
the motion and it passed with six affirmative votes.

8.Consider appointment of Raymond Dickey
as City Solicitor for Recorder’s Court.Councilman
Kerby made a motion to appoint Raymond Dickey as City Solicitor for Recorder’s
Court.Councilman Myrick seconded the
motion and it passed with six affirmative votes.

9.Consider the purchase of a Kubota LA
524 Front End Loader attachment in the amount of $5,015 for the Recreation
Department.Councilwoman
Griffin made a motion to authorize City Administrator Akridge and Recreation
Director Foley to purchase a Kubota LA524 front end loader attachment at a cost
of $5,015 with funds being expended from SPLOST/CIP.Councilman Grizzard seconded the motion and
it passed with six affirmative votes.

Mayor Rozier called for a short
recess to receive an update on the status of Missy Ridley’s father who had been
rushed to the hospital earlier with a possible stroke.Upon receiving the update, Pastor Darrell
Bailey offered a special prayer for Mr. Munn’s recovery. Mayor Rozier reconvened the general session.

10.Consider the purchase of (2) pitching
machines for the Recreation Department in the amount of $3,020. Councilwoman Griffin made
a motion to approve the purchase of two (2) pitching machines at a cost of
$3,020 with funds being expended from SPLOST/CIP.Councilman Kerby seconded the motion and it
passed with six affirmative votes.

11.Consider entering into an agreement
with Terracon for sub-grade core testing on Stagecoach Road in the amount of
$1,975.(Item #11 and #12 were
considered together) Mayor Rozier reported there are some
damaged areas on Stagecoach Road that are in need of emergency repairs and
called for a motion.Councilman Myrick
made a motion to approve the core testing on Stagecoach Road in the amount of
$1,975 and to authorize the bid process for the emergency repairs of Stagecoach
Road with City Administrator Akridge making contact with council to acquire a
consensus approval on the award of the bid.Councilman Kerby seconded the
motion and it passed with six affirmative votes.

Mayor Rozier reported that this
concluded theitems
presented for consideration for inclusion on the Council agenda prior to the deadline
of Wednesday, March 12, 2014.

The accounts payables were presented with Councilman Myrick
making a motion to pay the bills.Councilman Grizzard seconded the motion and it passed with six
affirmative votes.

There being no further business, Councilman Otto made a
motion to adjourn at 7:50pm.Councilman Myrick
seconded the motion and it passed with six affirmative votes.

Respectfully submitted,

Diane Proudfoot, Asst. City Clerk

Note:Section § 50-14-1 of the Official Code of the
State of Georgia Annotated requires that the minutes shall, as a minimum,
include a description of each motion or other proposal made, and a record of
all votes.These minutes meet the
minimum requirements.However, in an
attempt to provide as much information as possible to the citizens, the
recording clerk has included additional background data and discussion on the
subjects presented to council.The
statements of individuals are not verbatim and may be summary in nature.